Sharavathi Dental College Hospital, Shimoga

About Sharavathi Dental College Hospital, Shimoga

Since time immemorial, India has established itself as the cornerstone for the medicinal and healing arts, an important centre for worldwide therapies and remedies. Indian tales and folklore make innumerable references to sages, mendicants, and healers that have roamed the landscape, turning to nature for deeper insight and understanding in the curative arts. They further went on to establish ashrams and various centres of learning to teach and spread word of their theories and discoveries. Nestled in the picturesque Shimoga district of Central North Karnataka is the Sharavathi Dental College- a modern day centre of learning, teaching, and research inspired by India's rich history of medical ingenuity. Continuing the tradition of academic excellence, Sharavathi Dental College, established in 1992 came to be recognised by the Dental Council of India & Government of India in 2001. Today it is renowned as an institution of repute in the chosen field of dentistry The college's untainted reputation as well as its effective management, pleasant climate and wide landscape, affordable cost of living and modern campus have enticed many students from all over India to opt for education at a Sharavathi Institution.

Spread over 40 acres of verdant landscape owned wholly by the Sharavathi Education Trust, the Sharavathi Dental College and Hospital is situated on an independent campus with the infrastructure befitting a modern, well-established academic cum medical institution. The College is spread across three functional blocks that house the administration department, laboratories, classrooms, a library, hospital, and a separate block for anatomical studies and practicals.

The College boasts prolific academic results at university level with pass percentage of 80% and above. In 2004, the pass rate reached a phenomenal high of 92%- reflective of the excellent facilities provided for our students:

Highly respectable, qualified faculty members, who guide students through the course both academically as well as serving as memorable mentors

Contemporary, well-equipped laboratories

High-tech clinical labs

An exhaustive library with all the necessary books & journals which are regularly updated

Hostel facilities for male and female students within the campus are provided with all necessary facilities

Transportation facilities are available for students to and from the college campus and the Shimoga city at regular intervals

Sports facilities & Cultural Programmes- Spacious college grounds for cricket and outdoor games are available within the college campus. Cultural programmes, Freshers' Eve, induction and orientation, socials, performances and competitions are organised providing opportunities to explore their creative talents and social skills.

It has a well equipped with a fully functional outpatient hospital where patients are administered treatment at subsidised costs. The Hospital comes fully furnished with all the necessary modern dental equipment for diagnoses and treatments. Students are often given the opportunity to work side by side with their faculty members. This allows them greater exposure to clinical procedures by practising their skills at the hospital as well conducting free dental camps for people in rural areas.

The Sharavathi Dental College is proud to be affiliated the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Bangalore as well the Indian Dental Association (IDA). Under the latter, all students are provided opportunity to take part in IDA activities where they can enhance their knowledge, talent, and skill sets at conferences and (CDE) programs and journals.

Vision
We will strive to maintain an excellent reputation for the highest quality of study and research, for academic excellence, and for the quality of our alumni.
We will continue to serve the state of Karnataka and India using our skills and knowledge and drawing on our reputation to promote educational, medical, and social well-being.
We will attract and welcome students of the highest ability to learn the in- depth study of dentistry in all its facets and practices, while offering encouragement and support to them and to all the staff who work with them.
We will continue the tradition of making a university education available to the members of any community able to benefit from it.
We will, through changing times, maintain an unswerving commitment to medical excellence, wisdom, and academic freedom.